Pattern of Land Use and Selected Inputs for Agricultural Production in India   (1950-1951 to 2008-2009)
(Area in Million Hectare)
Year	Net Sown Area	Gross Sown    Area	Net Irrigated Area	Gross Irrigated Area	Area Under High Yeilding Varieties	Consumption of Fertilisers (N+P+K)  (Lakh Tonne)	Consumptionof Pesticides (Technical Grade Material) (' 000 Tonne)
1950-51	118.75	131.89	20.85	22.56	-	0.69	2.35
1951-52	119.4	133.23	21.05	23.18	-	0.66	-
1952-53	123.44	137.68	21.12	23.31	-	0.66	-
1953-54	126.81	142.48	21.87	24.36	-	1.05	-
1954-55	127.85	144.09	22.09	24.95	-	1.21	-
1955-56	129.16	147.31	22.76	25.64	-	1.31	-
1956-57	130.85	149.49	22.53	25.71	-	1.54	-
1957-58	129.08	145.83	23.16	26.63	-	1.84	-
1958-59	131.83	151.63	23.4	26.95	-	2.24	-
1959-60	132.94	152.82	24.04	27.45	-	3.05	-
1960-61	133.2	152.77	24.66	27.98	-	2.92	8.62
1961-62	135.4	156.21	24.88	28.46	-	3.38	-
1962-63	136.34	156.76	25.67	29.45	-	4.52	-
1963-64	136.48	156.96	25.89	29.71	-	5.43	-
1964-65	138.12	159.23	26.6	30.71	-	7.73	-
1965-66	136.2	155.28	26.34	30.9	-	7.85	-
1966-67	137.23	157.36	26.91	32.68	-	11.01	-
1967-68	139.88	163.74	27.19	33.21	-	15.39	-
1968-69	137.31	159.53	29.01	35.48	-	17.61	-
1969-70	138.77	162.27	30.2	36.97	-	19.82	-
1970-71	140.27	165.79	31.1	38.19	15.38	21.77	24.32
1971-72	139.72	165.19	31.55	38.43	18.17	26.57	29.54
1972-73	137.14	162.15	31.83	39.06	22.32	27.68	35.16
1973-74	142.42	169.87	32.55	40.28	26.04	28.39	50.43
1974-75	137.79	164.19	33.71	41.74	27.33	25.73	.
1975-76	141.65	171.3	34.59	43.36	31.89	28.94	.
1976-77	139.48	167.33	35.15	43.55	33.56	34.11	.
1977-78	141.95	172.23	36.55	46.08	38.93	42.86	.
1978-79	142.98	174.8	38.06	48.31	40.13	51.17	.
1979-80	138.9	169.59	38.52	49.21	38.38	52.55	.
1980-81	140	172.63	38.72	49.78	43.08	55.16	45
1981-82	141.93	176.75	40.5	51.41	46.49	60.64	47
1982-83	140.22	172.75	40.69	51.83	47.49	63.88	50
1983-84	142.84	179.56	41.95	53.82	53.74	77.1	55
1984-85	140.89	176.33	42.15	54.53	54.14	82.11	56
1985-86	140.9	178.46	41.87	54.28	55.42	84.74	52
1986-87	139.58	176.41	42.57	55.76	56.17	86.45	50
1987-88	134.09	170.74	42.89	56.04	54.1	87.84	66.9
1988-89	141.89	182.28	46.15	61.13	60.11	110.4	75.89
1989-90	142.34	182.27	46.7	61.85	61.17	115.68	72
1990-91	143	185.74	47.78	62.47	64.98	125.46	75
1991-92	141.63	182.24	49.87	65.68	64.71	127.28	72.13
1992-93	142.72	185.7	50.29	66.76	65.4	121.55	70.79
1993-94	142.34	186.58	51.34	68.26	66.99	123.66	63.65
1994-95	142.96	188.05	53	70.65	70.93	135.64	61.36
1995-96	142.2	187.47	53.4	71.35	72.11	138.76	61.26
1996-97	142.93	189.5	55.11	76.03	76.4	143.08	56.11
1997-98	141.95	190.02	54.17	75.42	76	161.88	52.24
1998-99	142.76	191.69	57.41	78.37	78.35	167.98	49.16
1999-00	140.96	189.44	57.11	78.81	-	180.69	46.2
2000-01	141.36	185.34	55.13	76.19	-	167.02	43.58
2001-02	140.73	188.29	56.92	78.42	-	173.6	47.02
2002-03	132.47	175.58	53.87	73.41	-	160.94	48.3
2003-04	140.76	190.08	56.96	78.15	-	167.99	41
2004-05	141.17	191.55	59.21	81.18	-	183.98	40.67
2005-06	141.49	193.05	60.41	83.94	-	203.4	39.77
2006-07	139.95	193.23	61.71	86.5	-	216.51	37.95
2007-08	140.86	195.83	62.29	87.26	-	225.7	-
2008-09	-	-	-	-	-	249.09	-
Abbr. : P : Provisional.
N : Nitrogen.
P : Phosphorus.
K : Potassium.
Note : 1.  High Yielding Varieties of Seeds : The varieties of seeds have been
developed scientifically with the help of genetic engineering over a
period of time for most of the cereals and other crops. These have
higher resistance to pests, diseases and moisture stress. The
cultivation of these seeds is usually associated with higher levels
of inputs such as chemical fertilisers and pesticides.
2. Consumption of Fertilizer data relate to February-January upto
1982-83 and April-March from 1983-84 onwards.
3. Data of Net Sown Area, Gross Sown Area, Net Irrigated Area
and Gross Irrigated Area for 2003-04 onwards are provisional.
Source : Reserve Bank of India. (ON117)